Firefly Aerospace

FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

Firefly Alpha

FAILURE
Failure

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · 13:37 UTC

Mission

/01

Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.

Mission Type

Technology

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

90%

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Firefly Alpha

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.756° N, 120.622° W

98

Pad Launches

804

Location Launches

6

Agency Launches

93

Orbital This Year

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